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Source Description
Inset: Harbour of St. John's, Newfoundland.
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Document identity
localId
7h149w235
label
Map of the submarine telegraph between America & Europe, with its various communications on the two continents
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7h149w235
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of the submarine telegraph between America & Europe, with its various communications on the two continents
description
Inset: Harbour of St. John's, Newfoundland.
date
["1857"]
year
1857
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008393
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Transatlantic cables--Maps
Telegraph lines--North America--Maps
Telegraph lines--Europe--Maps
North Atlantic Ocean--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
North America
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
Korff Brothers
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
56.2
schema:longitude
15.016
extent
1 map : col. ; 17 x 46 cm.
notes
Inset: Harbour of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Includes distance chart, "Profile of the bottom of the Atlantic as sounded 1856 by the U.S. Steamer 'Arctic,'" and ill. of the "Great Atlantic cable (natural size)."
"Sold by Charles Magnus."
"Entered accoring to Act of Congress in 1857 by Korff Brothers."
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no
dcId
7h149w235
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
acec22a69139937e